Welcome to issue 297 of the HWN, an issue covering crowd-sourced bits of information about Haskell from around the web. This issue covers from June 8 to 14, 2014 Quotes of the Week * dpwright: this afternoon I've literally taken an entire (portrait) screen's worth of code and reduced it to about three lines and a few lens operators * tommd: Haskell is a great language. I needed to test a program under high CPU load, so to burn some cycles I cabal-installed lens. Is there anything Haskell can't do? * bernalex: I imagine hell as a place where spj & edwardk are holding talks at the same time and I have to choose. Top Reddit Stories * Haxl on Github Domain: github.com, Score: 124, Comments: 25 Original: [1] http://goo.gl/zw8Y8q On Reddit: [2] http://goo.gl/FoV1zw * www.dohaskell.com Domain: dohaskell.com, Score: 92, Comments: 23 Original: [3] http://goo.gl/uxmtUy On Reddit: [4] http://goo.gl/xkGJUb * cloud-haskell is on hackage now Domain: hackage.haskell.org, Score: 87, Comments: 7 Original: [5] http://goo.gl/eCHMgO On Reddit: [6] http://goo.gl/h9j7H1 * Facebook releases Haxl, a library for async data access Domain: code.facebook.com, Score: 65, Comments: 0 Original: [7] http://goo.gl/D6xEnM On Reddit: [8] http://goo.gl/GCqeEt * The problem with mtl Domain: ro-che.info, Score: 61, Comments: 58 Original: [9] http://goo.gl/hDncB8 On Reddit: [10] http://goo.gl/2uRfm2 * Why programmers can’t make any money: dimensionality and the Eternal Haskell Tax Domain: michaelochurch.wordpress.com, Score: 56, Comments: 37 Original: [11] http://goo.gl/Ums4cZ On Reddit: [12] http://goo.gl/ytLSN2 * A Year of Functional Programming Domain: japgolly.blogspot.com.au, Score: 52, Comments: 17 Original: [13] http://goo.gl/torrXD On Reddit: [14] http://goo.gl/XTSVed * Haskell for all: Spreadsheet-like programming in Haskell Domain: haskellforall.com, Score: 52, Comments: 26 Original: [15] http://goo.gl/eaaeHa On Reddit: [16] http://goo.gl/biUwQf * GHC bug squashing at ZuriHac 2014 Domain: joachim-breitner.de, Score: 50, Comments: 0 Original: [17] http://goo.gl/zgd6qV On Reddit: [18] http://goo.gl/HDp0Wt * There is no Fork—our ICFP 2014 paper about Haxl Domain: community.haskell.org, Score: 47, Comments: 4 Original: [19] http://goo.gl/yvbvAH On Reddit: [20] http://goo.gl/pwcBxO * EclipseFP 2.6.0 released Domain: jpmoresmau.blogspot.fr, Score: 46, Comments: 18 Original: [21] http://goo.gl/fohXYx On Reddit: [22] http://goo.gl/duJMir * Haskell Development Workflow Demo, first video I've made, wanted to see if any found it useful Domain: youtube.com, Score: 44, Comments: 11 Original: [23] http://goo.gl/O1REsS On Reddit: [24] http://goo.gl/KTK1kk * Announcement: Bang, a drum machine DSL for Haskell Domain: self.haskell, Score: 42, Comments: 17 Original: [25] http://goo.gl/QVlj3E On Reddit: [26] http://goo.gl/QVlj3E * How do you learn to write systems in Haskell? (and a story) Domain: self.haskell, Score: 42, Comments: 66 Original: [27] http://goo.gl/PXiZUD On Reddit: [28] http://goo.gl/PXiZUD * The Haskell Cast #7 - Chris Done on Compiling to JavaScript and SQL Domain: haskellcast.com, Score: 41, Comments: 15 Original: [29] http://goo.gl/747Kpj On Reddit: [30] http://goo.gl/n0nlLJ * ICFP 2014 accepted papers Domain: github.com, Score: 40, Comments: 3 Original: [31] http://goo.gl/XZ962N On Reddit: [32] http://goo.gl/VnuyDW * cabal - the simple guide Domain: katychuang.com, Score: 40, Comments: 16 Original: [33] http://goo.gl/svwYE1 On Reddit: [34] http://goo.gl/oGidxo * Two failed attempts at extensible effects Domain: ro-che.info, Score: 37, Comments: 12 Original: [35] http://goo.gl/DD7WX9 On Reddit: [36] http://goo.gl/wh8fWW * Follow up blog post: "Understanding the RealWorld": the Haskell heap, function calls, and primitive types. Domain: well-typed.com, Score: 34, Comments: 12 Original: [37] http://goo.gl/9OMjWu On Reddit: [38] http://goo.gl/N0B4cJ * "Why Haskell?" Elevator Pitch Domain: self.haskell, Score: 33, Comments: 70 Original: [39] http://goo.gl/xsIOqw On Reddit: [40] http://goo.gl/xsIOqw Top StackOverflow Questions * Why should Applicative be a superclass of Monad? votes: 21, answers: 3 Read on SO: [41] http://goo.gl/Z1Q6uo * What do you call the data wrapped inside a monad? votes: 15, answers: 2 Read on SO: [42] http://goo.gl/iNtQAX * What algorithm is used in Haskell (GHC) for deriving types of recursive expressions? votes: 14, answers: 1 Read on SO: [43] http://goo.gl/7QvfqM * What container really mimics std::vector in Haskell? votes: 14, answers: 4 Read on SO: [44] http://goo.gl/k0vk2n * Why the cycle function cannot work with empty list? votes: 14, answers: 2 Read on SO: [45] http://goo.gl/B5Na0a Until next time, [46]+Daniel Santa Cruz References 1. https://github.com/facebook/Haxl 2. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27sv88/haxl_on_github/ 3. http://www.dohaskell.com/ 4. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27wjwk/wwwdohaskellcom/ 5. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/cloud-haskell-0.0.1.0 6. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/281sbp/cloudhaskell_is_on_hackage_n... 7. https://code.facebook.com/projects/854888367872565/haxl/ 8. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27syj2/facebook_releases_haxl_a_lib... 9. http://ro-che.info/articles/2014-06-11-problem-with-mtl.html 10. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27vhd1/the_problem_with_mtl/ 11. http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2014/06/06/why-programmers-cant-make-any... 12. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27onwq/why_programmers_cant_make_an... 13. http://japgolly.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/a-year-of-functional-programming.htm... 14. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27oxr4/a_year_of_functional_program... 15. http://www.haskellforall.com/2014/06/spreadsheet-like-programming-in-haskell... 16. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/284enc/haskell_for_all_spreadsheetl... 17. http://www.joachim-breitner.de/blog/archives/651-ZuriHac-2014.html 18. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27p2nc/ghc_bug_squashing_at_zurihac... 19. http://community.haskell.org/~simonmar/papers/haxl-icfp14.pdf 20. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27tjpj/there_is_no_forkour_icfp_201... 21. http://jpmoresmau.blogspot.fr/2014/06/eclipsefp-260-released.html 22. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27utrw/eclipsefp_260_released/ 23. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li6oaO8x2VY 24. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27lcz3/haskell_development_workflow... 25. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27s6py/announcement_bang_a_drum_mac... 26. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27s6py/announcement_bang_a_drum_mac... 27. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/28575l/how_do_you_learn_to_write_sy... 28. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/28575l/how_do_you_learn_to_write_sy... 29. http://www.haskellcast.com/episode/007-chris-done-on-compiling-to-javascript... 30. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27sh2d/the_haskell_cast_7_chris_don... 31. https://github.com/yallop/icfp2014-papers/blob/master/README.md 32. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27p8xo/icfp_2014_accepted_papers/ 33. http://katychuang.com/cabal-guide/ 34. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/280h9h/cabal_the_simple_guide/ 35. http://ro-che.info/articles/2014-06-14-extensible-effects-failed.html 36. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/285prk/two_failed_attempts_at_exten... 37. http://www.well-typed.com/blog/95/ 38. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/27yg67/follow_up_blog_post_understa... 39. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/282yky/why_haskell_elevator_pitch/ 40. http://www.reddit.com/r/haskell/comments/282yky/why_haskell_elevator_pitch/ 41. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24112786/why-should-applicative-be-a-supe... 42. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24127190/what-do-you-call-the-data-wrappe... 43. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24105812/what-algorithm-is-used-in-haskel... 44. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24123967/what-container-really-mimics-std... 45. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24223201/why-the-cycle-function-cannot-wo... 46. https://plus.google.com/105107667630152149014/about